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I can see Darksiders 2 as well so it looks like Mr JG was too blinded by the sale to notice all the fine details.

How odd. I could've sworn it wasn't in there when I checked initially. It's possible they were still updating things, I mean the Prince of Persia franchise is further reduced. That or I completely missed it! Doesn't change the fact that the THQ pack is absurd value.

As for its DLC, if you only want Darksiders, the Amazon pack (check the bargain thread) is probably better, but I only played 1 DLC pack and thought it added nothing. Similar reports from the next ones. If you make it to the end of DS2 though and feel the need for DLC, I'd be very surprised. I think you'd be safe enough if you just got the base games in the pack.

And yeah, I'm disappointed by the lack of any sort of meta-game. Ah well.

I don't think there is an official statement, but I imagine that it is because of three main reasons:

1. They already have a sufficiently large portion of the market share that it was providing diminishing returns
2. Getting developers to agree to give away DLC (or even games) was probably getting difficult. Same with convincing them to support holiday themed achievements (massive kudos to the Men of War devs for making TWO hilariously borderline-offensive missions :p). If memory serves, the achievements were already getting to be something of a stretch by the later metagames.
3. It turned the community (which is already a cesspool on a good day) into a full on warzone as people were screaming that Valve were "making them buy games" and that "Game X is trash and I am only playing it for an achievement". Not really good advertising since it might result in a small increase in sales for Game X, but it also results in a HORDE of gamers (who don't even like the genre) who will now follow said title and constantly call it trash.

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How odd. I could've sworn it wasn't in there when I checked initially. It's possible they were still updating things, I mean the Prince of Persia franchise is further reduced. That or I completely missed it! Doesn't change the fact that the THQ pack is absurd value.

Don't worry, you arn't going crazy (whether or not you already are is between you and the voices). I checked the pack 15 minutes in and it had all the Dawn of War DLC, but no Darksiders 2. Its odd the pack is missing a Company of Heroes expansion as well. I'm currently cursing the heavens (and Gabe) because I've a friend who would love the strategy games and Titans Quest (which I own), but has no interest in Darksiders. Another sale bemoaning the fact you can't split the packs I guess.

I'm also tempted by the Batman and Fable offers despite owning the games on consoles as I prefer sitting at my desk to play games. DAMN YOU STEAM!!!

I vaguely remember it killing a session's worth of progress in my playthrough because it decided my internet connection wasn't pristine enough and stopped auto-saving. But the game was so much fun I let it go.

Well, I made my first purchase of the season, but it wasn't through Steam. With the Borderlands franchise sale as a daily, I notice that neither the BL2 season pass nor the individual DLC's have been discounted. That's understandable, but it also means there's no reason to buy them on Steam. So I picked up a Season Pass for myself and one for my co-op partner on Gamersgate, because if I'm not going to get a discount I can at least get some blue coins out of the deal!

How intrusive is the GFWL in Arkham City? Is it just for the small online elements and therefore completely skippable if you just play the singleplayer?

Not at all skippable unfortunately, you need GFWL running or the game will not launch at all. What I'm not sure is if you can launch GFWL or not in an off-line mode without an internet connection? I know it doesn't affect the single player game if your internet goes down mid-game, other than achievements not syncing to your online Microsoft profile til you do. (Edit: I had no problem with auto-saves when that happened though).

I could live a lot happier without GFWL but I've tolerated it for Batman and Dead Souls, both games well worth the DRM ball-ache.

Fable III is one of those games I want to try despite it being quite negatively reviewed. But even with the 50% flash deal it's still €20,-, so I think I'll wait a while longer before getting this.

Now its dropped to 75% I say its definitely worth getting as even though the mechanics and moral choice system are both breakable without much effort, its got a great deal of charm and sometimes in the evening all you want is a game where one button spamming will carry you through.

sometimes in the evening all you want is a game where one button spamming will carry you through.

Ha, I know what you mean. I was going to play through KOTOR2 last week as a clever force user, but I decided to create a light-side character that just likes to hit people with lightsabers. I don't think it's canon-acceptable, but it's been entertaining.

Not at all skippable unfortunately, you need GFWL running or the game will not launch at all. What I'm not sure is if you can launch GFWL or not in an off-line mode without an internet connection? I know it doesn't affect the single player game if your internet goes down mid-game, other than achievements not syncing to your online Microsoft profile til you do. (Edit: I had no problem with auto-saves when that happened though).

I could live a lot happier without GFWL but I've tolerated it for Batman and Dead Souls, both games well worth the DRM ball-ache.

You can create an offline profile for GFWL, I think the only thing you "lose" are achievements. Just note that the offline and online profiles aren't interchangeable, if you switch to an online one the offline saves won't work.

Be aware: Wargame has a "you must earn units by unlocking them" system, and that system only allows you to unlock units in two modes: SP campaign and competitive MP. If you want to play skirmish, or comp stomp with friends, you're not going to be able to play with the bulk of units in the game unless you grind in another mode.